Game Thread 2022-2023 Game #10 BLAZERS @ HEAT - NOVEMBER 7, 2022 - MONDAY - 5:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

I meant in tonights game, as at the time they were not playing well.

 

MIAMI HEAT

HEAT 27-42 all-time against the Portland Trail Blazers, which includes
a 12-22 record in games played here in Miami. HEAT and Blazers split
the two-game 2022-23 season series and Miami has its four-game win
streak against Portland snapped. Miami has still won seven of the last 10
meetings vs. Portland.

HEAT and Trail Blazers conclude their 2022-23 two-game series tonight in just
the HEAT’s 11th game of the season. It is the third fewest games in franchise
history in which they have completed a season series with an opponent with
the first two instances occurring within the last week when the HEAT
finished their season series with Golden State on November 1 (eight games)
and with Sacramento a night later (nine games).


HEAT becomes just the second team in league history to complete a season
series against three different opponents within the first 11 games of a season,
joining the 2005 Golden State Warriors, who did this against the Bulls, Knicks
and Bucks within the first nine games of that season.

HEAT knocked down 10-of-their first 19 threes tonight but missed nine of 10
attempts in the third quarter. They made 14 in the game, the fourth game this
season with at least 14 made and the second such game against the Blazers.
Miami made a then season-high 15 threes at Portland on October 26.

Fourth consecutive fourth quarter in which the HEAT have been tied, all within
the final 5:35 and three of the four (all here at FTX Arena) having been tied
with under 2:10 to play.

HEAT made 13-of-15 free throws, including 11-for-11 in the second half (86.7
percent). They have shot at least 80 percent from the stripe in a team-record
10 consecutive games, matching the Chicago Bulls streak at 10 entering their
game tonight vs. Toronto. The league record for consecutive games shooting
at least 80 percent from the free throw line is held by the Oklahoma City
Thunder, who shot at least 80 percent from the free throw line in 15 straight
games over two seasons (2010-11 & 2011-12). The single-season mark is 14
straight games by Charlotte (2017) and Golden State (2012).

HEAT had seven players score in double figures tonight, led by a trio of starters,
Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Max Strus with 16 points each. HEAT
played only eight players in the game and the lone single-digit scorer, Duncan
Robinson, finished with nine points. HEAT have had eight double-figure
scorers seven times in franchise history, but never when playing just eight
players.

 

JIMMY BUTLER

Returned after missing the last two games with left hip tightness, playing the
699th game of his career. He led the HEAT with 16 points.

Scored six points in the first and fourth quarter and four points in the second
quarter tonight. He was scoreless in the third quarter, his first scoreless
quarter on the floor this season. He has scored in 34 of the 35 quarters he
has played this season (did not play in the fourth quarter at Portland on
October 26).

Still impacted the third quarter though scoreless, adding three assists and three
steals. Finished with a season-high-tying six steals tonight, his second six-
steal game this season.

Added seven assists with four leading to made three-point field goals.
He has 51 assists this season, with 27 leading to three-point field goals.

 

GABE VINCENT

Scored nine of his 15 points in the first quarter, his highest scoring first quarter
this season and tied for his second highest scoring first quarter of his
career.

Has scored 15 points in consecutive games.

Knocked down all three of his treys in the first quarter tonight, the 12th
quarter of his career with at least three made threes.



BAM ADEBAYO

Led the HEAT with 16 points and added five rebounds.

Over his last seven games, he is averaging 20.0 points per game on 58.9
percent shooting from the floor (50-for-85), shooting at least 50 percent in all
seven games.

Played all 12:00 minutes in the fourth quarter for a team-leading sixth time this
season. He leads the HEAT in fourth quarter minutes played with 116:37.



KYLE LOWRY

Scored 15 points and added a team-high seven rebounds along with a game-
high eight assists. Has scored in double-figures in seven straight games and
in nine of his 11 games played this season. His seven straight double-figure
scoring games is the second longest streak with the HEAT.

Over his last seven games he has averaged 14.9 points per game.

Knocked down his first three threes tonight and has made at least one in each of
his last 10 games, tied for his second longest streak while with the HEAT.

His four threes made bring his career total to 1,996 made, 12th most all-time

 

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

Trail Blazers win their second game (2-1) on this six-game, five-opponent
road trip, defeating the HEAT on a walkoff three-point field goal by Josh Hart
at the buzzer. They entered the fourth quarter down eight points (81-73) and
scored 37 fourth quarter points, their highest scoring fourth quarter this
season

Trail Blazers made five threes in the fourth quarter (seven attempts) including
two in the game’s final 29.3 seconds. Overall in the fourth quarter, the Blazers
made 13 of 17 from the floor (76.5 percent) and committed just two turnovers.

Trail Blazers had 19 turnovers, one shy of a season high which led to 24
HEAT points. They had 13 turnovers in the first half.

Trail Blazers and HEAT concluded their two-game season series tonight,
the second opponent they are finished with this season. They began this
six-game road trip with back-to-back games at Phoenix and with that they
completed their three-game series with the Suns in the season’s first nine
games.

Damian Lillard returned to action after missing the last four games with a right
calf strain and was held under 20 points for the first time this season. He
scored 19 points on just 4-for-12 from the floor.

Damian Lillard has scored 17,684 career points, second only to Blazers Hall-
of Famer Clyde Drexler (18,040) on the Blazers all-time scoring list.

Anfernee Simons scored 12 of his game 25 points in the fourth quarter.

Jerami Grant scored 10 of his 23 points in the first quarter. It is his sixth
career 20-point scoring game against the HEAT (19 games).